The Cricket Thread

[Mufassir08 2,400]

true... when yuvi is on song their is hardly any1 in the world who can bowl to him. ajmal is undoubtedly the best spin bowler in the world but he has his achilees heel. if the attack is taken to him he kinda crumbles. something proven by hussey and yuvi today. virat usually has his no. and i dont think their is any1 who plays ajmal better. on the other hand, batsmen like bell who give ajmal too much respect are simply eaten up by him.

i would really love to see how ajmal fares in the odi series.

Yeah he does struggle when the attack is taken to him but another reaso for that could be that our other bowling options are just not good enough at the moment(afridi and gul out of form,hafeez is good but not a wicket taker and tanvir is just horrible) and we rely on ajmal not just to stop the runs but also take wickets and more often then not he does that successfully but there will be days like yestarday when he will struggle and yes i have not seen anyone play ajmal with so much authority as kohli does.

[Ankit 3,176]

Yuvraj played a good innings and ajmal did not have his best day but that does not mean suddenly he is a bad bowler.1 bad game will not undo all the good work he has done this year.

It is supposed to be a banter @Mufassir. You give some, you take some. I am pretty sure Ajmal will spin a web in one of the ODI's and then you can come back saying 'Ajmal is the best spinner in the world'. You don't see Ajmal getting hammered like that so i thought why not make the most of it.

He is a quality quality spinner, no doubts about that!

[Ankit 3,176]

RIP Tony Grieg. One of the best commentators of the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUiyRpyWu5Y&feature=player_embedded

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Just heard about Tony Greig very very disturbing news.He was one of my most favourite commentator Ever.

[Madmax 9,219]

Racist, xenophobic cunt. Good riddance.

[NishC300 1,865]

I remember when India toured SL and Tony Greig said he would try to come to watch INDvsPAK What a sad turnaround of events #RIP

[didierforever 7,349]

adios mr. cricket... what a player, what a batsman. i ll miss watching hussey getting up 4am in the morining,

[TacticalBlues 2,817]

Pakistan wrap up the series with a comprehensive victory against India.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Atleast pakistan won!

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

First a God of the Game, Ricky Ponting...Now Mr Cricket himself. It's kind of sad. Almost all remnants off that incredible era is gone...

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Warne vs Samuel :banghead: .

[Duppy Conqueror 1,532]

haven`t been on TC for a few months. but just like to say..i naturally enjoyed the test series in India.there`s been better series..but never easy to win on their own dust tracks for any visiting team. maybe that will change in the future as more foreign players spend some time playing in India.i certainly believe it helped touring nations to England in the past when so many would spend summers playing for English & Welsh county sides

also am pleased to see us stacking the depth now in the top 6 of the batting order. with Root and Bairstow waiting in the wings and being blooded gradually but looking like they have the "it factor" for test cricket..it`ll help sustain our current golden period with them being so young. Compton older and although hasn`t got a big score yet,has made lots of decent starts.just needs to get a test hundred under his belt.

hope they use the upcoming test series in NZ to blood those youngsters some more, KP is due to be "rested" for it. Cook,Compton,Trott,Bell,Root,Bairstow,Prior,Swann,Harris,Anderson,Finn,Bresnan being the 12 going into the opening day morning then deciding whether to go with 4 or 5 bowlers..Prior is more than adequate to bat at 6..should be strong enough to win the series..tho NZ should not be taken lightly,if England don`t perform they can beat us.

[Ankit 3,176]

England finally win an ODI in India after going 0-5 and 0-5 last two times. The last 2 overs of England's batting proved crucial in the end.

[nachikethas 1,154]

was planning to go for 2nd odi of india vs england series but couldnt get leave.match will start in 2 hrs in kochi

[Ankit 3,176]

was planning to go for 2nd odi of india vs england series but couldnt get leave.match will start in 2 hrs in kochi

Just saw the pre match show, the stadium has a capacity of 70k. Wow. . never knew kochi can have so many people.